Much may be made of a Scotsman if he be caught young.
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Of literary criticism You may scold a carpenter who has made you a bad table, though you cannot make a table. It is not your trade to make tables.Samuel Johnson
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The man who is asked by an author what he thinks of his work, is put to the torture, and is not obliged to speak the truth.
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Sir, the insolence of wealth will creep out.
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Pleasure that is obtained by unreasonable and unsuitable cost, must always end in pain.
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Sir, you have but two topics, yourself and me. I am sick of both.
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